Concubine Jin fell silent and sighed for a long time: "We underestimated her. We thought she was nothing, but she won the appreciation of your father and the respect of the ministers with her talent. Now more

She has become a Jinshi, a master of painting, and I heard that her calligraphy is also very good. This kind of person is not an ant, she is clearly a wolf. If you treat her as an ant, will you not suffer a loss?"

Thinking about it, didn't the reason why she fell out of favor come from the fact that she couldn't bear to see Zhao Ruxi stealing the limelight of the Beijing Women's Academy and making Princess Pingyang embarrass her? Although Princess Pingyang was half the person who made her own decisions, she didn't stop her.

Now her daughter has made the same mistake as Princess Pingyang, and all the efforts she had made to recover have been wasted.

It can be said that they all fell on Zhao Ruxi.

Realizing this, she will no longer let her daughter continue to seek death.

She took a long breath: "Then Zhao Zhiwei is evil. Look, how many people have provoked her, and what is the outcome now? Let's just let the good life go and compete with her. Is it necessary?"

Xiao Ruoyu blinked, as if he didn't understand.

Concubine Jin told her one by one what happened to those who had made things difficult for her since Zhao Ruxi returned to Beijing.

Xiao Ruoyu was obviously thinking about metaphysics. He shuddered and asked, "Concubine, do you think she is some kind of monster?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Concubine Jin just said that to stop her daughter from committing suicide. She didn't think Zhao Ruxi had anything to do with it.

"The reason for this is that she is talented and has been appreciated by your father. Mr. Kumu, her three senior brothers, Qi Xugu of the household department, Zhang Changshen, the minister of Dali Temple, Peng Guoan, the imperial wine minister, and others all appreciate her.

She can also bring glory to your Aunt Shangde. With these people protecting her, we may not be able to get a good deal from her even if we confront her."

When it came to this, Xiao Ruoyu was not convinced.

"That's because she loves to show off. There are a lot of talented women in the capital. If nothing else, there are quite a few talented students in our girls' academy in the capital. It's just that they don't like to show off and compete with men."

she retorted.

Concubine Jin sighed softly and shook her head: "Xiangyang, although you are a princess, you can't think too high and deceive yourself. This Zhao Zhiwei does not talk about the imperial examination, but only talks about the eight talents of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, archery, poetry and counting.

She only accounted for three items, including calligraphy and painting. It is said that the calligraphy she wrote during the palace examination was no worse than Master Mingcang. Mr. Qin Zhe was already alarmed. He handed over the sign and wanted to come into the palace to see it, but your father refused.

. He said that after the rankings of the palace examination are announced, the top ten papers will be posted in front of the Gongyuan, and he will look at them then."

"Humph, doesn't that mean it's not confirmed yet?" Although Xiao Ruoyu was still not convinced, his voice lowered.

Concubine Jin knew that her daughter had a strong nature, and her current performance showed that she had been convinced, but she was just stubborn and refused to admit it.

She said: "In short, don't provoke Zhao Zhiwei, it won't do us any good. That Duan Chen, whether he wants to compete with Zhao Zhiwei or admires her talent, as long as we show the intention of recruiting a consort

, he will definitely abandon Zhao Zhiwei like a worn shoe and turn to us."

She paused and looked at Xiao Ruoyu: "Do you want to give Duan Chen to Zhao Zhiwei?"

"Humph, she has a beautiful idea. Even if I don't want to marry her, she won't want to marry her." Xiao Ruoyu raised her chin and said arrogantly.

"Concubine, if you think he is good, then choose him. But I have to meet him twice and think he is a good person." She added.

The corners of Concubine Jin's mouth raised slightly.

She knew that the provocative method was the most useful.

Her daughter has been domineering since she was a child. Even if she doesn't like her things, she would rather destroy them than give them to others. If someone she doesn't like wants something, she will fight for it even if she doesn't like it.

It's a good thing that Duan Chen didn't show interest in Zhao Zhiwei; now that he showed his intention to make friends with Zhao Zhiwei, Xiangyang would never let him get involved with Zhao Zhiwei and would definitely snatch him away.

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Zhao Ruxi went to Kang Mansion and came back within an hour. She got off the carriage and asked the concierge, "No one from the Ministry of Rites came?"

The concierge who originally sent the post in quickly shook his head and said: "Go back to the girl. After the girl told me to wait for the adults from the Ministry of Etiquette, I was afraid of delaying the girl's affairs, so I stayed here and never left. But the Ministry of Etiquette did not send anyone."

Zhao Ruxi nodded and entered the gate.

After returning to the backyard, she changed her clothes, washed her hands and face, and practiced two more words. Seeing that it was twelve o'clock, she went to the old lady's yard.

Every day at twelve o'clock, the three of them, grandma and grandson, would have dinner together.

Mrs. Zhu was already there, watching the servants serve the dishes.

Seeing Zhao Ruxi, she asked: "I heard from my servants, are you waiting for someone from the Ministry of Rites? Will the Ministry of Rites send someone to find you?"

Zhao Ruxi touched her nose a little embarrassedly: "I thought the emperor would appoint me as his successor."

She is still very confident in her essays and calligraphy. The palace examination is based on the general examination. As the second place in the general examination, if she does not take the initiative to be placed outside, she will give up the first place and her original ranking will be used.

In terms of articles and calligraphy in the Imperial Examination, Yijia always has her place, right?

Since she has taken a step back and will not embarrass the emperor, there is a high probability that the emperor will choose her as the successor, that is, the fourth place in the imperial examination.

The Chuanlu Ceremony will be held tomorrow, and as a Chuanlu you have to take part in the roll call. If something goes wrong, it means the Ministry of Etiquette is not doing its job well.

She just took advantage of going to greet Master to inquire about the process.

Kang Shilin also said that at this time, the top ten rankings have been roughly sorted out. Although there will be some adjustments during the emperor's summons before tomorrow's ceremony, the ceremony is a solemn and solemn event, and the candidates for the biography are also very cautious.

of.

In order to prevent the ceremony from being messed up, who will be the successor has basically been decided in advance. The Ministry of Etiquette will send someone to explain the process today.

But until then, no one from the Ministry of Rites came.

Could it be that the emperor felt that she was not even qualified to do the job, so he had to put her in the back? That would be too miserable, right?

When the old lady heard this, she immediately became serious.

She glanced at Mrs. Zhu and said to her granddaughter: "Anyway, after the exam is over, the final ranking depends not only on strength, but also on luck. You are already outstanding enough. How many boys who started enlightenment at the age of five or six can do it at fifteen?

He passed the Jinshi examination at the age of six and still achieved such a good ranking? From the founding of the Jin Dynasty to the present, there are only a few in total. So don't be burdened and just wait for the news."

Zhao Ruxi nodded: "Yes, grandma, I understand."

After the old lady said this, she let out a breath and really relaxed.

It was because she was too competitive. Ever since she took the imperial examination, she knew that the difference between men and women would be a big obstacle on this road. But after the provincial examination and the two fair and just examinations, why did she still treat people
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